Enabling Impactful Research

Elevate the visibility, impact and credibility of your research institution

Impact is the future currency of research.

The best financial research is changing policy and practice at firm, regulatory and national levels, and demonstrating the value of the institutions and researchers who conduct it. Make sure your academic program is making its mark with impact-driven research, supported by WRDS.

WRDS attracts and retains leading faculty and thought leaders by showing that your institution is committed to providing best-in-class research tools.

Drive impact using high integrity data sources, a flexible research computing platform, integrated access to multiple datasets, doctoral-level research support, Classroom by WRDS, a teaching toolkit designed specifically for faculty who are introducing finance and business concepts in the classroom, and Analytics tools that enable comprehensive and authoritative research.

Improve research efficiency and speed by as much as 40% — reducing time to data discovery, analysis, and publication.

WRDS and SSRN

WRDS Research Paper Series (RPS) on SSRNGain the recognition needed in today’s competitive academic landscape

›Recognition at the institution and researcher-level›Press release and social media campaigns highlight the winning institution and authors›Increase your Eigenfactor® score — SSRN’s weighted measure of author’s citations; visible to all who access SSRN›Attract and retain leading faculty and thought leaders›Advance your research, driving impact through superior data access, analysis and modeling tools.

WRDS-SSRN Innovation Award™Honoring Emerging Business Schools

Three Winners will be selected annually from the WRDS RPS for North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions.Criteria for the RPS and Innovation Award criteria can be foundhere>>

›Cite WRDS in your research.›Submit to the WRDS Research Paper SeriesHERE>>›Be consideredfor the WRDS-SSRN Innovation Award™

2018

North America:Illinois Institute of Technology, Stuart School of Business was presented with the WRDS-SSRN Innovation Award during the WRDS-CRSP dinner event during the AACSB conference. Read more>>

EMEA:American University of Beirut was presented with the WRDS-SSRN Innovation Award during the AACSB conference. More>>

Asia Pacific:Robert Zarazowski, Managing Director of WRDS and Gregg Gordon, Managing Director of SSRN presented the award to Dr. Xiaochun Li, Special Representative of the Dean and Senior Professor from the Nanjing University Business School, during the AACSB Asia Pacific Conference in Nagoya, Japan. More>>

2017

North America: The inaugural WRDS-SSRN Innovation Award was presented to the Dean of College and Business Administration at Sam Houston State University by Harlan Sands, Vice Dean of Finance and Administration of the Wharton School, and Gregg Gordon, Managing Director of SSRN, during a WRDS-hosted event. Read more>>

EMEA: Dr. Mireia Gine, Director of International Initiatives for WRDS, presented the EMEA WRDS-SSRN Innovation Award award to Helena Sjöholm and Patrik Ström from the University of Gothenburg during the AACSB EMEA Conference in Malta.Read more >>

Impactful Research using WRDS

WRDS users get single-point access to cutting edge data, analysis and innovative partnerships that advance academic research and put scholarly programs on the map. As research methodologies and publishing shift to focus on impact, WRDS helps academic leaders and faculty get the most out of their work

Some outstanding papers making an impact include:

Tax Evasion Across Industries: Soft Credit Evidence from Greece, Nikolaos Artavanis (University of Massachusetts at Amherst), Adair Morse (University of California, Berkeley), Margarita Tsoutsoura (University of Chicago)
The team’s research was presented in Greece in September 2012 and received extensive media coverage. The Greek government has examined the results and is already making policy changes based on this research.